fealty
fealty — 名詞
1. a formal promise of loyalty and faithful service, especially one made in the pas
效忠；忠誠
對君主或領主的忠誠誓言
a formal promise of loyalty and faithful service, especially one made in the past by a person who agreed to serve and defend a king, queen, or noble landowner.
At the castle, Noa swore fealty to Queen Eleanor by kneeling before her throne.
Noa 在城堡中跪在愛蓮諾女王面前，向她宣誓效忠。
swear fealty + to + [person/role]
The loyal knights of Rashida renewed their fealty each year at a solemn ceremony.
Rashida 麾下的忠誠騎士每年都在莊嚴的儀式中重申對她的效忠。
renew one's fealty
Guillermo proved his fealty by defending the king's castle when enemies attacked.
Guillermo 在敵人進攻時奮力保衛國王的城堡，以此證明自己的忠誠。
prove one's fealty by [doing something]
- swear fealty
- pledge fealty
- vow fealty
- renew one's fealty
- prove one's fealty
- fealty to the crown
- fealty to the king
- oath of fealty
- bond of fealty
- allegiance
More general — the loyalty a person owes to a country, group, or cause, not only to a ruler; less archaic than fealty.
- loyalty
The common, everyday word for faithfulness and support; covers all registers and contexts.
- fidelity
Emphasises continuing faithfulness in a relationship or duty; also used for accuracy (e.g. 'fidelity to the original text').
- treachery
Deliberate betrayal of trust or loyalty, the opposite of keeping a sworn promise.
- disloyalty
Lack of loyalty or support; can describe milder forms of unfaithfulness.
文法句型
fealty + to + [person]
用法筆記
Now quite formal and old-fashioned. In modern English, it appears mostly in historical writing, fantasy fiction, or deliberately formal contexts. The more common alternatives are 'loyalty' and 'allegiance', which fit everyday and professional situations naturally.
常見錯誤
同根字
- faith名詞B1
- faithful形容詞B1
- faithfully副詞B1
- faithfulness名詞B2
- fidelity名詞C1